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because we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, on more than one occasion—and Satan hindered us.

Because of this, I also, when I could endure it no longer, sent in order to know your faith, lest somehow the tempter tempted you and our labor should be in vain.

But now, because Timothy has come to us from you and has brought good news to us of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us, desiring to see us just as also we desire to see you,

because of this, brothers, we have been comforted because of you in all our distress and affliction through your faith,

because now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

For what thanks can we repay to God concerning you, because of all the joy with which we rejoice because of you before our God,

not to transgress and to exploit his brother in the matter, because the Lord is the one who avenges concerning all these things, just as also we told you beforehand and testified solemnly.

But because we are of the day, we must be sober, by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet the hope of salvation,

because God did not appoint us for wrath, but for the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

and to esteem them beyond all measure in love, because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

We ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers, just as it is fitting, because your faith is flourishing and the love of each one of you all toward one another is increasing

whenever he should come to be glorified on that day by his saints and to be marveled at by all who believe, because our testimony was believed among you,

And because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie,

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you as first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

I give thanks to the one who strengthens me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful, placing me into ministry,

although I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

But because of this I was shown mercy, in order that in me foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate his total patience, for an example for those who are going to believe in him for eternal life.

having faith and a good conscience, which some, because they have rejected these, have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,

and Adam was not deceived, but the woman, because she was deceived, came into transgression.

because everything created by God is good and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thankfulness,